The Patriot Report

[WORLD] U.S.-Iran War Continues as Congress Approves $95 Billion for Military Operations and Other Administration Priorities... [WORLD] IMF Says War Shocks Are Hurting Energy Importers While AI Demand Supports Technology-Exporting Economies... [WORLD] Humanitarian Agencies Warn Venezuelan Earthquake Survivors Still Face Severe Health and Protection Challenges... [U.S.] New Polling Tracks Voter Views on the Economy, Presidential Approval, the Iran War, and the Midterm Climate... [U.S.] Sixty-Five House Members Will Not Return Next Term as Retirements and Primary Defeats Reshape Congress... [POLITICS] Scandals, Ideological Fights, and Candidate Shakeups Complicate Midterm Strategies for Both Major Parties... [POLITICS] Senate, House, and Governor Campaigns Enter the Final Summer Stretch Before the 2026 Midterms...

[MARKETS] Traders Raise the Odds of a Federal Reserve Rate Hike as Oil Prices Renew Inflation Concerns... [MARKETS] Options Markets Brace for Large Earnings Moves in Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Other Technology Leaders... [ECONOMY] Federal Reserve Decision, Second-Quarter GDP, Core PCE Inflation, and Jobless Claims Lead the Week’s Data Calendar... [ECONOMY] Bond Rout Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher and Adds Pressure on Home Buyers Ahead of the Fed Meeting... [MARKETS] Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon Earnings Put Artificial-Intelligence Spending and Profitability Under the Microscope...

[TECH] Anthropic Launches Opus 5 as Competition Intensifies Across the Frontier Artificial-Intelligence Market... [TECH] Anduril Reportedly Seeks Funding at a $100 Billion Valuation as Defense-Technology Investment Accelerates... [TECH] Open-Weight AI Restrictions, Social-Media Rules for Children, and New Consumer AI Tools Drive Policy Debate... [SECURITY] CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch a Check Point Zero-Day Confirmed to Be Exploited in Active Attacks... [SECURITY] Cybersecurity Researchers Say Strict AI Guardrails Are Interfering With Legitimate Offensive-Security Work... [SECURITY] Major Government, Energy, Water, Healthcare, and Surveillance-System Breaches Define a Damaging Year for Cybersecurity... [CULTURE] Commonwealth Games Continue in Glasgow With Weightlifting, Boxing, Swimming, and Gymnastics Taking Center Stage... [CULTURE] Tour de France, Hungarian Grand Prix, Baseball Hall of Fame Induction, and U.S. Track Championships Headline Sunday Sports... [CULTURE] Luke Littler Faces Gerwyn Price in the World Matchplay Darts Final as Beau Greaves Pursues Another Women’s Title...